The Mine of the Future Current Mine Automation Trends

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1 The Mine of the Future Current Mine Automation Trends Dr. G. Baiden Canadian Research Chair Robotics and Mine Automation Laurentian University Chairman and CTO Penguin Automated Systems Inc.

2 Future Possibilities to be considered Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Techniques applied to current mining Mine large low grade deep deposits Perfect Safety, Minimize Costs and Maximize Revenues Mine Large Scale Underwater Deposits Begin to look at Space Demand for minerals and metals continues to grow 2% growth means the current production on the earth must double every 38 years to keep up with demand!! Or prices will rise.

3 Mining and Processing Plant Integration Mining Unit Operations U/G and Open Pit Understand Unit Process timing Computer integrated Manufacturing Techniques applied to mining (Toyota Production System) Compared Manual Techniques to Teleremote Past Craft Mass Mechanized Lean Future Telerobotic Mining

4 The six Epochs of Production Technology Changes English American Tayloristic Dynamic Numerically Computer System System System Controlled Integrated Manufacturing Number of M achines M inimum Scale (people) Staff/Line Ratio 0:40 20:130 60: :200 50:50 20:10 Productivity Increase 4:1 3:1 3:1 3:2 3:1 3:1 Rework fraction Number of Products Large Large Engineering Ethos Mechanical Manufacturing Industrial Quality Systems Knowledge Process Focus Accuracy Repeatability Reproducibility Stability Adaptability Versatility Work Ethos Perfection Satisfice Reproduce Monitor Control Develop Requied Skills Mechanical Craft Repetitive Repetitive Diagnostic Experimental Learning, Abstracting Control of Work Inspection of work Tight supervision Supervision Loose supervision No work supervision No work supervision Years Mining Production Technology Manufacturing Production Technology

5 Mine Simulators developed to investigate the potential

6 What is possible with Telerobotic Operation of Mobile Mining Machines? 100% Manufacturing cost 100% Mining cost % Waste / rework % Waste / rework 100% Throughput time Successful companies Less successful companies 100% Throughput time Mining Automation Benefits Manufacturing Automation Benefits, after Rommel

7 2010 CURRENT MINING TRENDS

8 Global Mining with the use of Operation Centres 8 Hour Time Zone Shifts 8 Hour Time Zone Shifts 8 Hour Time Zone Shifts Copyright Penguin ASI

9 Telerobotic Mining Key Ingredients $ Mining Equipment Mining Methods Process Engineering, Monitoring and Control Positioning & Navigation Systems Underground Telecommunication System Mining Process Systems

10 Telecommunications Breakthrough was required for Teleoperation System capability 500 mb/s with near zero latency underground

11 Automatic Haulage Truck 70 ton Truck Electric/Hydraulic 25% grade capable Automatic Steering and Guidance Worked in Production for 2 years Moved 2 million tons Uptime 95%

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15 2010 UNDERWATER MINING

16 Mining system to be deployed by Nautilus Minerals Seafloor Mining Tool (SMT) Courtesy Nautilus Minerals and their technical alliance partner, Soil Machine Dynamics 2m Mining to start in Q subject to timely permitting Courtesy Nautilus Minerals Courtesy Steve Scott

17 District Hokuroku, Japan Noranda, Canada Mines Ave Mt Solwara 1 Golder Associates NI43-101, Inferred + indicated (4% Cu cutoff ) is 2,170,000 t drilled. Wt % Copper Zinc Lead 0.8 ~0 - g/t Silver Gold

18 2010 SPACE MINING

19 Control Systems

20 NASA Rokbot

21 NASA Rokbot

22 2010 BREAKTHROUGHS

23 Penguin Automated Systems Inc. NON GPS ROBOTIC MAPPING

24 Non GPS Mapping System

25 Mine Survey using Penguin System

26 Penguin Automated Systems Inc SMART ROCKS UNDERGROUND GPS

27 Initial SmartRocks Conceptual Idea Create a dynamic sensing system using synthetic rocks to determine location and path of flow within the rock mass of a block cave operation in real time Outcomes Material Flow Monitoring System Underground equivalent of GPS 6/8/2008 Patent Pending

28 Smart Rocks System Base Station VLF Satellite SmartRock 6/8/2008 Patent Pending

29 Penguin Automated Systems Inc. FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION

30 Optical Communication Technology

31 Performance -40 Mb/s -bidirectional Teleoperation of an Untethered Robotic Submarine using our newly developed Optical Communication System Latency Requirements 35 ms

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33 Penguin Automated Systems Inc TELECOMMAND SPREADER/ROTOPALA

34 Stacker/Rotopala Telerobotics Project

35 Penguin Automated Systems Inc. REMOTE LASER SCANNING AND INSPECTION

36 Long Distance Laser Scanning Robot System Purpose Travel to unsafe conditions to inspect Current work Travel into a mine 1.5 km where ground collapse is possible, no ventilation and no road maintenance Perform surveying and cavity scanning to assist the client in determining possibility of collapse

37 Telerobotic Multi-purpose Robot System System consists of Telecommand Trailer with two workstations Communications is done using Cisco Long Distance Antennas meshed with short range broad coverage antennas Two Robots Work Robot - Beaverbot Communications Robot - Combot

38 Thank You

39 Wireless Optical Cellular Communication Concept Radio Systems have difficulty functioning in surface environments due to regulation Develop a concept that: Consists of a wireless optical network capable of transmitting/receiving multiple video, monitoring and control channels An underwater environment seemed ideal to constrain the problem Patent Pending